Health leaders welcome plan to improve emergency care performance

Responding to the government's announcement of new investment and reforms for emergency care services, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:

“Health leaders across systems, providers and primary care will welcome this plan to provide better, faster and more appropriate emergency care, an area which is facing high demand and rising public concern over performance.

“As the plan shows, there is a lot of good practice across the health service to build upon, including expanding the number of same day emergency treatment, mental health crisis assessment centres and rolling out more ambulances.

“Making sure the NHS does not continue to fall into crisis each winter will be essential for improving public confidence in the health service. Strong collaboration between health partners and with local government to improve discharges out of hospitals will also be key to progress.”